Image with text fields? (is this easy programming)?

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Well you know those pen and paper games like Dungeons and Dragons? You use a character sheet to input your characters stats on with a pencil. I want a program that looks like a character sheet(full color of my design of course) with text boxes where players can input data. The digital player sheet I want to make doesn't need to be an image file I just don't want game players to have to install them you know. And of course I don't want the digital player sheet to be opened with an image viewing software either.


It sounds to me as if you'd want to create a tiny little web server to come up with that sheet; text boxes on a backround image.
There's more to it, though. I don't know what you'd be wanting to do with it next, but if you just want to print the character sheet, -or let the user save it, you really only need to write a single file of html as stated before.

However, if you want to store the values, and use them elsewhere, it's slightly more advanced.

If you want somebody to do it for you, see the "Help Wanted" -section of this forum.
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That could've been what kunos meant, too. It's more a "how do i start if i want to end up with..." sort of question.


no.. maybe I should've quoted some lines to make it clear. The guy said he doesnt know about programming nor he's planning to study it because it's way too complicated for him. That's why I wondered what was he doing on a game programming forum.

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To the OP:
Thanks for clarifying.

(By the way, I hope I didn't offend with my original reply. Contrary to some people's interpretation, it was meant as a light joke and as a probe for more details into what you wanted to do, not to make fun of you.)


What you want could be done in a couple of hours by even a moderately experienced programmer using C#, Java, VB.Net, HTML, or any other of a handful of technologies. If you are serious about getting someone to work on this, I recommend posting in the Help Wanted forum (be sure to follow the mandatory post template) or on a "rent a coder" type website where you can pay people for small projects. The alternative would be to learn how to do it yourself; not too big of a deal, probably a weekend or two worth of investment, and it's a fantastic skill set to have. I totally understand if you'd rather not, though!

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I see! You would be best making it online then because it will be much easier, and nobody will have to install anything. As an added benfit people being online would be a given because D&D is a collaborative game (not single player). There are lots of freeware editors for html out there and basic javascript can load and save cookies of what each player has typed. you would also need a simple backend to be programmed in a server-side scripting language but it's all quite easy to do. You will need a web host with php or similar scripting language support and the rest of the information can be located through google and w3schools which are both free. Personally I know the webhost I use is affordable at only $10 per month (www.dreamhost.com) so get cracking and I will definately look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Also after clarification from ApochPiQ about the intention of the response, I would like to apologise as I must have completely misinterpreted the post sent by you :wink:
Okay, and then what do you want people do be able to do with the result?

- print them out with the text in (e.g. for a tabletop D&D game, just prettier)
- share the image with the text in online
- something else
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To the OP:
Thanks for clarifying.

(By the way, I hope I didn't offend with my original reply. Contrary to some people's interpretation, it was meant as a light joke and as a probe for more details into what you wanted to do, not to make fun of you.)


What you want could be done in a couple of hours by even a moderately experienced programmer using C#, Java, VB.Net, HTML, or any other of a handful of technologies. If you are serious about getting someone to work on this, I recommend posting in the Help Wanted forum (be sure to follow the mandatory post template) or on a "rent a coder" type website where you can pay people for small projects. The alternative would be to learn how to do it yourself; not too big of a deal, probably a weekend or two worth of investment, and it's a fantastic skill set to have. I totally understand if you'd rather not, though!


I have so many things on my mind, I can't spend that time learning to do it myself lol. I don't even have money to get it made right now. I'm more in the idea phase actually.

I see! You would be best making it online then because it will be much easier, and nobody will have to install anything. As an added benfit people being online would be a given because D&D is a collaborative game (not single player). There are lots of freeware editors for html out there and basic javascript can load and save cookies of what each player has typed. you would also need a simple backend to be programmed in a server-side scripting language but it's all quite easy to do. You will need a web host with php or similar scripting language support and the rest of the information can be located through google and w3schools which are both free. Personally I know the webhost I use is affordable at only $10 per month (www.dreamhost.com) so get cracking and I will definately look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Also after clarification from ApochPiQ about the intention of the response, I would like to apologise as I must have completely misinterpreted the post sent by you :wink:


Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep it in mind. I'm not sure I have the money for 10$ a month lol. I'm poor right now.

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